This week's new live music

Dum Dum Girls, On tourIt's much more pleasant to be in an indie band in 2010. In 1986, you had to be heartbroken in a rainy northern town, then play the resulting songs in student unions. For the likes of Best Coast, Crocodiles and Dum Dum Girls, the music still sounds like British indie of 25 years ago, but at least they're playing it in sunny California. Dum Dum Girls are part of an upsurge in shoestring pop, the influences of Phil Spector (tunes) and the Jesus And Mary Chain (noise) operating...

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